#b5c7ea

Color #b5c7ea

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.12 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5c7ea

RGB

rgb(181, 199, 234)

HSL

hsl(219.6, 55.8%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.6, 22.6%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.6%, 15%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(79.96, 1.33, -19.35)

LCH

lch(79.96, 19.4, 273.93)

OKLCH

oklch(82.8%, 0.0531, 263.73)

HWB

hwb(219.6, 71%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ead8b5

Analogous

#b5e2ea

#b5c7ea

#beb5ea

Triadic

#b5c7ea

#eab5c7

#c7eab5

Split-complementary

#b5c7ea

#eabeb5

#e2eab5

Tetradic

#b5c7ea

#d8b5ea

#ead8b5

#c7eab5

Square

#b5c7ea

#eab5e2

#ead8b5

#b5eabe

Shades

Color #b5c7ea mixed toward black.

#7f9edb

#4976cb

#2e55a2

#1f396c

#0f1c36

Tints

Color #b5c7ea mixed toward white.

#c1d0ee

#cedaf1

#dae3f5

#e6ecf8

#f3f6fc

Tones

Color #b5c7ea mixed toward gray.

#bac9e6

#becae1

#c2cbdd

#c7cdd8

#cbced4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbde2 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbbe0 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#b6dcda · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5c7ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5c7ea]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5c7ea (#b5c7ea) is rgb(181, 199, 234) in RGB.

No, #b5c7ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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